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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

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Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    Planning for Exchange and Windows Server 2008

    Can you believe it's been five years since the release of Windows Server 2003? Coming out later this year or in early 2008 is the newest in the long line of Windows server operating systems:...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | September 7, 2007, 10:42 AM PDT | Latest comment by jphoeke@...

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    Wireless USB kits now shipping

    Californian technology firm IOGEAR has officially announced availability of its Wireless USB Hub & Adapter kits.  This is the first Wireless USB product to be certified by both the USB...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | September 7, 2007, 9:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by Justin Fielding

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    Cisco unveils 802.11n wireless gear

    Cisco has reversed its previous position on 802.11n wireless networking by announcing Next Generation wireless products. Although Linksys (Cisco’s consumer brand) have been rolling out 802.11n...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | September 6, 2007, 1:05 PM PDT

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    Five ways Cisco Network Assistant 5.2 can make your life easier

    A couple of years ago, I wrote an article about using the Cisco Network Assistant ("Make configuration a snap with the Cisco Network Assistant"). Back then, the latest version was 2.x, but times...

    Posted by David Davis | September 6, 2007, 11:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by ddavis@...

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    Monitor connectivity with SmokePing, part 1

    If you are supporting multiple networks on geographically dispersed sites, then it's pretty much essential to have some type of quick reference in place to display the basic status of network...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | September 4, 2007, 2:44 PM PDT | Latest comment by pcrequest@...

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    Hewlett-Packard to offer desktop Linux

    Hewlett-Packard has ended a long running bout of speculation by officially announcing that it will be selling Linux-based PCs.  The news comes from Australia's APC magazine -- HP will be...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | September 4, 2007, 6:48 AM PDT | Latest comment by sarki32@...

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    Why you need to know Cisco IOS ACL port numbers

    When working with the Cisco IOS, it's very important to know your TCP and UDP port numbers. This is especially true when creating IOS access control lists (ACLs). Let's take a closer look....

    Posted by David Davis | August 30, 2007, 1:11 PM PDT | Latest comment by TG2

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    Upgrade Ubuntu with apt-get for a smoother transition

    I recently discovered a few servers still running on Ubuntu 5.10 ‘Breezy Badger,' which officially had its support withdrawn in April of this year. Now, it's certainly not a good idea to have...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 29, 2007, 2:43 AM PDT

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    SysAdmin Magazine ceases publication

    For those of you who don't know, SysAdmin magazine is (or was) a monthly publication specifically targeted at the Linux/Unix system and network administrators.  I have been a subscriber for the...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 29, 2007, 2:33 AM PDT | Latest comment by iwm21@...

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    Exchange 2007: How to dictate mailbox database location

    As was the case with Exchange 2003, you can decide where to locate individual mailbox databases (also called "stores"). A best practice for Exchange 2007 is to include only a single store inside a...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 27, 2007, 6:34 AM PDT

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    Google goes intergalactic

    The latest version of Google Earth now includes maps of the stars.  Thanks to help from NASA and the Space Telescope Institute  Google 'sky' covers around a hundred million stars and over two...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 23, 2007, 12:21 PM PDT

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    Will cable companies and telcos take over the VoIP market?

    A recent comment on the blog of a fellow MVP struck a chord with me: "Hangin' with friends and they too have switched over their home phone from traditional phone to VoIP with their cable...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | August 23, 2007, 11:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by judy.shapiro@...

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    Update: Putting a stop to PDF spam

    A few readers have brought to my attention that they are having problems with the script mentioned in my blog 'Putting a stop to PDF spam'.  The script in question is that of Ralf...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 21, 2007, 3:16 PM PDT

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    Create a simple honeypot with Debian and Nepenthes

    We all know how important it is to run a firewall; whether it be the default Windows firewall, third-party software, or a hardware firewall on your network gateway, you would be mad to connect to...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 21, 2007, 8:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by Jaqui

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    How to change global message size limits in Exchange

    TechRepublic member mbano recently asked a question about the size of attachments allowed to be associated with e-mail messages in Outlook 2003.  If you use Exchange on the server side, this...

    Posted by Scott Lowe | August 20, 2007, 5:38 AM PDT | Latest comment by rkuhn@...

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    What is Voice 2.0 -- and does it matter to you?

    If you want to start a buzz in the IT world these days, it seems all you have to do is take a known technology and stick a "2.0" label on it. Coined by Tim O'Reilly, Web 2.0 is easily the most...

    Posted by Deb Shinder | August 17, 2007, 10:38 AM PDT | Latest comment by RTHJr

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    Using a USB flash drive with your Cisco router

    Some time ago, ZDNet's George Ou wrote an innovative article for TechRepublic about using USB flash drives or compact flash (CF) cards to upgrade a router. This week, I want to take that article a...

    Posted by David Davis | August 16, 2007, 11:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by zoolandercu

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    VMware floats but are there stormy waters ahead?

    I'm sure many of you will be familiar with VMware by now.  Their array of virtualisation products are revolutionising the way IT services are deployed and have changed the way developers,...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 16, 2007, 6:41 AM PDT

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    Putting a stop to PDF spam

    As I mentioned a little while ago spammers are now using PDF documents to spam users with fake stock alerts. While the spammers are now diversifying by enclosing a PDF file inside zip files and...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 14, 2007, 2:30 AM PDT | Latest comment by tr@...

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    ISPs grumble over Video On Demand

    Internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK are complaining about the amount of bandwidth used by video on demand services. Tiscali's Chief Executive Mary Turner commented in the Independent on...

    Posted by Justin Fielding | August 13, 2007, 4:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by Justin Fielding

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